Even as Canada expands global energy markets, deep U.S. integration remains central to trade, security and growth By Grady Semmens on March 23, 2026, 12:36 pm MDT Pipes intended for construction of the Keystone XL pipeline are shown in Gascoyne, N.D. on Wednesday April 22, 2015. CP Images photo As Canada moves to diversify markets for its vast oil and gas resources, experts say one reality remains: the United States will continue to be its largest energy customer. Maintaining [Read more]
Reliable West Coast shipments of Alberta heavy oil emerge as lifeline for Asian refiners – Hormuz disruption underscores the strategic value of Canada’s stable oil supply
By Deborah Jaremko on March 12, 2026, 10:26 am MDT Oil tanker calling at the Westridge Marine Terminal in Burnaby, B.C. Photo courtesy Trans Mountain Corporation The Port of Vancouver has emerged as a lifeline for Asian oil refiners amid disruption of the vital shipping route through the Strait of Hormuz, according to ATB Cormark Capital Markets. Tankers calling at the port’s Westridge Marine Terminal now have access to an expanded, reliable supply of oil from Alberta, [Read more]
Oil and gas leads Canada in environmental protection spending
Producers and pipeline operators invested $17.9 billion from 2019 to 2023 By Deborah Jaremko on March 2, 2026, 12:37 pm MST Photo courtesy Canada's Oil Sands Innovation Alliance New numbers show Canada’s oil and gas sector remains far ahead of other industries when it comes to environmental protection spending. Statistics Canada reports that oil and gas producers and pipeline operators spent $4.3 billion on environmental protection in 2023 — the highest total among the 20 [Read more]
From ice rinks to education: how Indigenous energy ownership is building lasting prosperity
Indigenous communities now have equity stakes in more than 5,000 kilometres of Canadian pipelines By Grady Semmens on February 26, 2026, 12:41 pm MST Leaders of Peerless Trout First Nation commemorate an agreement as one of 12 Indigenous communities acquiring an equity stake in Tamarack Valley Energy’s midstream oil and gas infrastructure in March 2024. L-R: Tyler Letendre, PTFN Development Corporation director of operations; PTFN Councillor Paul Houle; PTFN Chief Gilbert Okemow; and [Read more]
Why routine oil tanker traffic draws little concern in Eastern and Atlantic Canada
‘In Canada, shipping is much safer than your morning commute driving in a vehicle’ By Will Gibson on February 1, 2026, 11:52 pm MST Eastern Canada Marine Response Corporation conducts operations near Halifax, Nova Scotia. Photo courtesy R.Starkes/ECMRC A steady stream of more than 450 oil tankers calls at ports in Eastern and Atlantic Canada every year, drawing little public attention. That’s in part due to the industry’s safety record in the region, where accidents involving [Read more]
Rare brand-new oil sands project starts operating in Alberta
Blackrod SAGD goes full-scale after 15 years of pilot testing By Deborah Jaremko on January 13, 2026, 7:42 pm MST The Blackrod SAGD project. Photo courtesy International Petroleum Corporation For the first time in nearly eight years, a brand-new oil sands project is operating in Alberta. It’s a rare development even as oil sands production continues to set new records. That’s because Blackrod, located about 3.5 hours north of Edmonton, isn’t an expansion or optimization of [Read more]
Five things to watch in Canada’s oil and gas industry in 2026
The next year could mark a turning point for major export expansions By Deborah Jaremko on January 5, 2026, 10:01 am MST Pipe in storage for the Trans Mountain expansion near Hope, B.C., in August 2019. CP Images photo The coming year could mark a turning point for the expansion of Canada’s oil and gas sector as governments look to harness its resources to drive economic independence and prosperity. Against a backdrop of steady drilling activity and continued production growth, [Read more]
The Canadian Energy Centre’s biggest stories of 2025
Most viewed articles reflect growing recognition of the importance of oil and gas to Canada’s economy By CEC Staff on December 28, 2025, 8:15 pm MST Brandon, a welder from Vernon, British Columbia, part of the team who completed the “Golden Weld” or final piece of the Coastal GasLink natural gas pipeline from near Dawson Creek, B.C. to the LNG Canada tidewater export terminal at Kitimat. Photo courtesy Coastal GasLink Canada’s energy landscape changed significantly in 2025, with [Read more]
McLeod Lake Indian Band joins leadership of First Nations Natural Gas Alliance
Nations in B.C.’s interior expanding voice as part of the LNG supply chain By Will Gibson on December 22, 2025, 10:09 am MST Shawn Prince, an Indigenous employee of Duz Cho works on tree clearing in the Peace River district for the Coastal GasLink pipeline in 2020. Photograph for Canadian Energy Centre Indigenous communities across British Columbia are playing a critical role in building the foundation for LNG—from natural gas supply to pipeline corridors and export [Read more]
Alberta’s huge oil sands reserves dwarf U.S. shale
Oil sands could maintain current production rates for more than 140 years By Will Gibson on December 16, 2025, 11:14 am MST Pipelines at a thermal in situ oil sands facility. Photo courtesy Alberta Energy Regulator Investor interest in Canadian oil producers, primarily in the Alberta oil sands, has picked up, and not only because of expanded export capacity from the Trans Mountain pipeline. Enverus Intelligence Research says the real draw — and a major factor behind oil sands [Read more]
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